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The Eradication of Smallpox: Edward Jenner and The First and Only Eradication of a Human Infectious Disease
the book deals less with the eradication of smallpox than Jenner's contributions to the development of vaccination and the early history of this public health strategy. The eradication of smallpox ...
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From the Black Death to Spanish flu and smallpox, a brief history of plagues
No matter where you look up the meaning of the word “plague”, it’s never a good thing. It can be confusing, because as a verb, plague means “to cause continual distress”, yet as a noun ...
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On This Day In History – March 4, 1754: Benjamin Waterhouse, smallpox vaccine pioneer, born in Newport
On this day in history, March 4, 1754, Benjamin Waterhouse, a pioneer of the smallpox vaccine, was born in Newport, Rhode ...